The City of Clermont is lucky because its source water is so clean. But that doesn’t mean the water plants are free of challenges.
Those can be found in the thousands of details that need attention if a plant is to operate at top efficiency, says Duane Land, water and wastewater operations manager. By taking care of those details, Clermont has consistently won awards from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, while meeting the demand from a community that grew by 27% from 2010-19.
“We’ve been very proactive so that we won’t get caught behind the growth curve,” says Land. The city
